Texas

Country and/or Western 

Tougher Than Leather: Willie Nelson Turns 90

April 29, 2023April 29, 2023 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 90th Birthday, Buddy Cannon, Country Music, Crazy, Patsy Cline, Texas, Willie Nelson

Reflections on an American treasure

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Festivals 

SXSW 2023: Walking Through Austin

March 26, 2023March 28, 2023 Robin Cook 0 Comments Austin, Dana Gillespie, Dream Wife, Jaguar Jonez, Jane Weaver, Lara Price, MELTT, Sorry Mom, South by Southwest, SXSW, SXSW 2023, Texas, The Chickasaw Mudd Puppies, Trials of Cato

Chatting up some of the acts at this year’s festivities in Texas

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Blues New Wave Rock 

Sharp Dressed Men: ZZ Top’s Eliminator at 40

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 1983, 40th Anniversary, Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Eliminator, Fairlight, Frank Beard, Gimme All Your Lovin', Legs, Sharp Dressed Man, Synthesizers, Texas, Warner Bros. Records, ZZ Top

How the Texas trio learned to stop worrying and love the synthesizer

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Pop Rock 

Stevie Nicks Flies Solo Outside of Houston, TX

November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 Stephanie Hernandez 0 Comments 2022, Bella Donna, Concert, Edge of Seventeen, Enchanted, Fleetwood Mac, Gold Dust Woman, Houston, Rhiannon, Stevie Nicks, Texas, The Wild Heart, Tom Petty, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Waddy Wachtel, Woodlands

All the witches flocked to Woodlands to honor their rock ‘n’ roll queen

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Pop Rock 

Billy Joel Returns To Texas

October 6, 2022October 6, 2022 Stephanie Hernandez 0 Comments 2022, A Matter of Trust, Allentown, Billy Joel, Concert, Hicksville, Houston, It's Still Rock 'n' Roll To Me, Just The Way You Are, Long Island, Minute Maid Park, My Life, Piano Man, Pressure, Texas, The Entertainer, You May Be Right

The Piano Man makes his debut at Houston’s Minute Maid Park

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Indie Rock Progressive Rock Rock 

…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead: If You Want Blood, You Got It

July 22, 2022July 22, 2022 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, 2022, Austin, Black Flag, Conrad Keely, Dine Alone Records, Genesis, Jason Reece, Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, Public Enemy, Quadraphonic, Sonic Youth, Texas, XI: Bleed Here Now

Austin, TX’s own “Punk Floyd” goes Quadrophonic on their latest LP

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Country and/or Western Remembrance 

“Little Sister” Bobbie Nelson: Pianist, Writer, Mother (1931-2022)

March 19, 2022March 19, 2022 Stephanie Hernandez 0 Comments 2022, Bobbie Nelson, Country Music, Hammond B3, Luck, piano, RIP, Texas, Willie Nelson

Honoring the quiet, loving force behind the genius of Willie Nelson

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Rock 

Lindsey Buckingham Hits the Holiday Road in Houston

December 23, 2021December 23, 2021 Stephanie Hernandez 0 Comments 2021, Fleetwood Mac, Go Insane, Houston, Jimmy Paxson, Lindsey Buckingham, Neale Heywood, Out of the Cradle, Rumours, Seeds We Sow, Stevie Nicks, Tango in the Night, Texas, Tusk, U.S. Tour

The former Fleetwood Mac guitar icon celebrates his storied solo work with a career-spanning set in the heart of Texas

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Blues Remembrance Rock 

Adios, Hombre: Remembering Dusty Hill

July 28, 2021March 28, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments Back To The Future III, Billy Gibbons, Blues, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard, RIP, Sharp Dressed Man, Texas, ZZ Top

The lifelong bassist for ZZ Top was 72

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Country and/or Western North Americana Pop 

Nobody’s Girl Returns With Eponymous Sophomore Set

July 18, 2021July 19, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Austin, BettySoo, Bonnie Raitt, Grace Pettis, I'm With Her, Nobody's Girl, Rebecca Loebe, Texas

Named after a classic Bonnie Raitt tune, this Austin super trio continue their ascension on beguiling second LP

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Bluegrass 

The Assimilated Triumph of Mark Rubin

June 22, 2021March 24, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 6 Comments antisemitism, Austin, Bad Livers, Bluegrass, Killbilly, Klezmer, Mark Rubin, Oklahoma, Texas, The Jew of Oklahoma, The Triumph of Assimilation

The self-described “Jew of Oklahoma” and eternal Bad Liver confronts Antisemitism on his excellent new solo album

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Music Journalism 

The Ghost of SXSW 2020: Lost In Austin

March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 Jason Gross 7 Comments 2020, Austin, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Dirty Dog, SXSW, Texas, The Alamo, Willie Nelson

The city struggles with/without live music as clubs and musicians pick up the pieces of a cancelled SXSW

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Pop 

Demitasse: Songs from the Deep Heart’s Core 

February 11, 2020July 11, 2020 j. poet 0 Comments 2020, Austin, Buttercup, Demitasse, Erik Sanden, Joe Reyes, Perfect Life, Texas

A vivid conversation with longtime songwriting partners Joe Reyes and Erik Sanden

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Records Remembrance 

Glen Goza, The Von Erichs and R-A-S-S-L-I-N’

September 3, 2019September 3, 2019 Bobby Moore 0 Comments Chris Von Erich, David Von Erich, Fritz Von Erich, Glen Goza, Honeysuckle Rose, Kerry Von Erich, Kevin Von Erich, Texas, The Big D Jamboree, The Von Erichs, World Class Championship Wrestling

A look back at the songwriter who helped Texas wrestling fans heal from the unexpected death of a beloved wrestling superstar in 1984

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Blues Country and/or Western 

Celebrating Every Moment

March 26, 2019March 27, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments Allison Moorer, Hayes Carll, Texas

With an excellent new album, Hayes Carll sets the stage for country music domination

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